SEATTLE -- When Chris Williams found out he was the No. 1-ranked amateur golfer in the world, it came in the same way he's learned about many of the other accolades in his career. Someone else told him. NCAA COVERAGE For complete coverage of the NCAA golf finals, click here . ''It was when my buddy from back home who checks them daily told me,'' Williams said. ''I have no idea how the rankings work.'' Meet the quiet, unassuming, top-ranked amateur golfer in the world, who doesn't fit the mold of a young golfing star from a warm-weather climate. Williams comes from a college town of about 25,000 on the Washington-Idaho border where usually four months a year the golf course is covered in snow. He has blossomed into the top amateur in the world and the Ben Hogan Award winner playing at Washington. He'll head to the NCAA championships next week in Atlanta trying to cap his co...